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CBAM: How companies can build from compliance to value creation
Practice

CBAM: How companies can build from compliance to value creation

Verified emissions are a decarbonization tool and compliance requirement, but also a means to improve cost control and forecasting. A suite of targeted actions …

Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035
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Data centers expected to use 4x more electricity by 2035

New data centers built through 2033 could consume as much electricity as India uses today.…

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Ignite Manufacturing Renaissance Across All 50 States
Policy

President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Ignite Manufacturing Renaissance Across All 50 States

One year after President Donald J. Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law, a new report confirms the legislation has delivered a powerful manufactu…

Exploring self-distilled reasoning for supervised fine-tuning with Amazon Nova
Practice

Exploring self-distilled reasoning for supervised fine-tuning with Amazon Nova

In this post, we explore an idea for generating thinking tokens for datasets that lack reasoning traces in SFT customization. We first examine the reasoning sup…

dotnet-1.14.0
Agents

dotnet-1.14.0

NVIDIA Vera Rubin Driving Performance Per Watt, Lowest Token Cost for Partners Worldwide
Labs

NVIDIA Vera Rubin Driving Performance Per Watt, Lowest Token Cost for Partners Worldwide

NVIDIA Vera Rubin is here, and it’s going gigascale. Vera Rubin NVL72 production is ramping up with racks running at partners CoreWeave, Google Cloud, Mic…

Introducing the ChatGPT for small business program
Labs

Introducing the ChatGPT for small business program

OpenAI launches the ChatGPT for Small Businesses program, helping entrepreneurs build AI skills, automate work, and grow with ChatGPT Work.…

US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft
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US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slo…

Now in preview: Find and fix software vulnerabilities with CodeMender
Practice

Now in preview: Find and fix software vulnerabilities with CodeMender

As adversarial AI threats accelerate attacks on code, security teams must counter them with machine-speed defenses that can automate code remediation and fight …

Gemini 3.6 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot
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Gemini 3.6 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

Gemini 3.6 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for web and app development, coding, and longer-horizo…

Introducing Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber
Labs

Introducing Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber

Google introduces Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber, a lightweight cybersecurity model to find and patch vulnerabilities.…

Built for Vera Rubin, NVIDIA Spectrum-6 Arrives in Gigascale AI Factories
Labs

Built for Vera Rubin, NVIDIA Spectrum-6 Arrives in Gigascale AI Factories

AI has entered the gigascale era. The world’s most advanced AI factories are bringing together hundreds of thousands of GPUs and CPUs to train frontier models, …

Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber
Labs

Introducing Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber

We’re introducing new Gemini models, including Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber.…

Better design than Fable
Briefing

Better design than Fable

unsolved maths problems vs ai models, who'll win?…

Halliday’s latest smart glasses feature a much-improved display
Briefing

Halliday’s latest smart glasses feature a much-improved display

I first slipped on Halliday's original smart glasses at CES 2025. I was not a fan. The glasses had a tiny, movable display window embedded into the frame that w…

Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation
Research

Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation

The conversation about AI often centers on algorithms, computing power, or huge investments in new semiconductor fabrication plants and hyperscale data centers.…

The second look: An adaptive approach to reunderwriting
Practice

The second look: An adaptive approach to reunderwriting

The best-performing PE firms build on deal diligence in a disciplined way throughout the hold period, revisiting and retuning their exit options and equity stor…

Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day
Policy

Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day

On Space Exploration Day, we commemorate one of the greatest achievements in the history of our Republic:  landing Americansupon the surface of the Mo…

Claude Code v2.1.216
Agents

Claude Code v2.1.216

Introducing Fugu-Cyber: our new orchestration model that achieves state-of-the-art performance on real-world cybersecurity benchmarks
Labs

Introducing Fugu-Cyber: our new orchestration model that achieves state-of-the-art performance on real-world cybersecurity benchmarks

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Dairy
Policy

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Dairy

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1.  Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the Presi…

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages
Policy

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President t…

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada
Policy

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Canada

DEFENDING AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENSURING FAIR TRADE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act o…

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Motor Vehicles
Policy

Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Motor Vehicles

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1.  Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the Presi…

Made in America Week, 2026
Policy

Made in America Week, 2026

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For two and a half centuries, America’s proud legacy has been shaped by visionaries and bu…

Captive Nations Week, 2026
Policy

Captive Nations Week, 2026

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION During Captive Nations Week, we stand in solidarity with all who suffer beneathcommuni…

Nomination Sent to the Senate
Policy

Nomination Sent to the Senate

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Richard Schroyer, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security. The post Nomination Sent to the Senate appeared…

Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
Policy

Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. The United…

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensures Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials
Policy

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Secures America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensures Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

SECURING AMERICA’S DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAINS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to secure America’s defense supply chains for the cutt…

Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States
Policy

Further Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum into the United States

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1.  In Proclamation 9704 of March 8, 2018 (Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United St…